Nothing better than a rim-rocking dunk to change the entire course of a game.

Thomas Jefferson’s Treyvon Andres delivered such a slam Saturday against Thompson Valley, just after the visiting Eagles had clawed all the way back to take the lead in the Class 4A Sweet 16 game.

“They are only worth two points, but to the people that know the game, especially in high school, it’s a momentum shift,” TJ coach Grant Laman said.

The second-seeded Spartans went on to outscore Thompson Valley 18-4 in the fourth quarter to win 70-55 in the Jim Baggot Region.

TJ (18-7) will play next Saturday at the Denver Coliseum in the Great 8. The third-seed Eagles finished 17-8.

Thompson Valley trailed 40-30 at the half and, despite not having sharpshooter Grant Rohrbouck at 100 percent, the Eagles still found open shots and clawed back to take the lead late in the third.

“I was hoping we’d have a short memory,” Eagles coach Josh Robinson said of Andres’ dunk that gave the Spartans the lead to close out the third quarter. “We just had to battle and battle and keep climbing that hill, and we just ran out of steam.”

The Eagles had trouble with both Andres brothers throughout the game. Senior Eric Andres used his considerable strength advantage in the blocks and finished with 19 points and eight rebounds. Treyvon Andres had 14 points, seven rebounds and six blocked shots.

“Defense makes offense,” Eric Andres said. “Defense is the way to the championship, and that’s how we are going to get there.”

Collin Smith was the only Thompson Valley player in double figures, finishing with 18.

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